Sørum
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| County | Akershus | |
| District | Romerike | |
| Municipality | NO-0226 | |
| Administrative centre | Sørumsand | |
| Mayor (2003) | Hans Marius Johnsen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 327 207 km² 200 km² 0.06 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 85 12,768 0.28 % 12.7 % 64/km² |
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| www.sorum.kommune.no |
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Sørum is a municipality in the county of Akershus, Norway. To the north it borders Ullensaker, to the east Nes and Aurskog-Høland, i the south to Fet and to the west to Skedsmo og Gjerdrum.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Sørum (Norse Suđrheimr), since the first church was built here. The first element is suđr 'southern', the last element is heimr m 'home, homestead, farm'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1981), but it is based upon a Middle Age coat-of-arms of a nobleman from the municipality. It shows a red rose.
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| Municipalities of Akershus | |
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Asker | Aurskog-Høland | Bærum | Eidsvoll | Enebakk | Fet | Frogn | Gjerdrum | Hurdal | Lørenskog | Nannestad | Nes | Nesodden | Nittedal | Oppegård | Rælingen | Skedsmo | Ski | Sørum | Ullensaker | Vestby | Ås |
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